What Is Man-in-the-Middle Attack (MITM)?

In a Man-in-the-Middle Attack (MITM), an attacker attempts to intercept your private message and replace it with the message he wants you to see. This is done by pretending to be one of the parties involved in the communication. For example, if you are talking with your friend on Facebook Chat, and someone else gets engaged by pretending to be your friend, they perform a man-in-the-middle attack on your discussion. The attacker can do this by using various methods: modifying HTML code or JavaScript, changing messages as they travel through routers, or even modifying messages after they arrive at their destination. The most common way of a MITM attack is when someone uses a public Wi-Fi network without first connecting to another more secure network (like a VPN). This is because it's easy for hackers to access public Wi-Fi networks and use them as an entry point for their attacks. It's like a double-cross. Do you know that when you're in a relationship, you must be careful about whom you trust? If your partner says they're going to come to pick you up from work and they don't show up, maybe that means they're having an affair (or maybe there was an accident), or if your friend gets close to someone and suddenly starts giving them much money, perhaps that person is trying to scam them. This attack is like that—except without romance or friendship. It works like this: You send a message to someone saying, "I love you," or "I'll pick up dinner tonight." The person you sent it to is an attacker who wants access to your account or money. They pretend everything's okay and start replying usually, but in reality, they're just waiting until they can get access before doing anything else. So when the attacker gets their hands on your account or funds, nothing stops them from messing with things as much as they want! The best way to protect yourself from this type of attack is by ensuring that whenever you send sensitive information over email or messaging apps, it's encrypted first.